PM Modi Recalls Tax Maze Before GST in 2014, Says Reforms Freed India

Published : Sep 21, 2025, 09:00 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected on India’s pre-2014 tax system, highlighting how businesses faced huge hurdles moving goods within the country. He cited a company that preferred sending goods from Bengaluru to Europe before Hyderabad due to high taxes and tolls.